∙ Consumer Prices for NY-NJ-CT

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Prices in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent in March, not seasonally adjusted. The U.S. CPI-U increased 0.8% [sa] in the same period. For the year ended in March 2012, the CPI-U rose 2.6 percent [the U.S. CPI-U increased 2.7% (sa) in the same period], reflecting higher prices for shelter, food, and gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.5 percent. For both indexes, the 12-month percent increase has changed relatively little since December. The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. consolidated area covered in this release comprises Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York State; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties in New Jersey; Fairfield County and parts of Litchfield, Middlesex, and New Haven Counties in Connecticut; and Pike County in Pennsylvania Source: USDOL-BLS

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